The farmers of Odisha have been provided Rs 60,836.97 crore in last six years from the Central Government by way of different agricultural schemes, MSP and insurance payment, said Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
Pradhan said the Modi Government directly transferred to the farmers’ accounts Rs 53,680.25 crore as minimum support price (MSP) by procuring their produce. He said the Government increased the MSP of their produce in the last six years which have benefitted the farmers immensely. While the MSP for paddy was Rs 1,310 in 2013-14, it was hiked in 2014-15, to Rs 1,360, in 2015-16 to Rs 1,410, in 2016-17 to Rs 1,470, in 2017-18 to Rs 1,550, in 2018-19 to Rs 1,750, in 2019-20 to 1,815 and in 2020-21 to Rs 1,868.
Under the PM Kissan Yojana, the farmers have been given Rs 2,731.87 crore from 2018-19 by DBT. In 2018-19, Rs 194.75 crore, in 2019-20, Rs 1,686.58 crore and by November 2020-21, Rs 850.35 crore have been transferred to the accounts of the farmers, told Pradhan.
He further said since 2016-17, Rs 4,424.85 crore had been provided to 20.94 lakh farmers under the PM Fasal Bima Yojana. The Modi Government is committed to strengthening the economy of the country by ensuring welfare of the farmers of Odisha and other States, said Pradhan.